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New York Times, Wednesday, August 21, 1968

48-Across : Argentinian trees.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,948
Across
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Avian sounds. : COOS
5
Dancer José. : GRECO
10
Dog of fiction. : ASTA
14
Thomas ___ Edison. : ALVA
15
Wading bird. : HERON
16
Actual. : REAL
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Dance. : REEL
18
Stage convention. : ASIDE
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Sicilian resort. : ENNA
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Upstarts. : PARVENUS
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State of being under 21. : NONAGE
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Asian sea. : ARAL
25
Dance of France. : GAVOT
26
A Gabor. : MAGDA
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Bring (something) forward for inspection. : TROTITOUT
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Over. : ACROSS
35
Oklahoma city. : ENID
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Where some letters go: Abbr. : RLO
37
Word with play or movie. : GOER
38
Dance. : TANGO
40
In ___ (in place): Lat. : SITU
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___ pro nobis. : ORA
42
Ship's officer. : MATE
43
A certain style of painting. : NEWART
45
Out for a good time. : ONTHETOWN
48
Argentinian trees. : TALAS
49
Make the price higher. : BIDUP
50
College major: Abbr. : ECON
52
Arcturus's constellation. : BOOTES
54
Locked-too-late item in adage. : BARNDOOR
58
Marriage vows. : IDOS
59
Repeat another's words. : QUOTE
61
___ dixit. : IPSE
62
Norse god of strife. : LOKI
63
Not mounted, as gems. : UNSET
64
Conceited. : VAIN
65
Of old (with "while"). : ERST
66
Yellow shade: Var. : OCHRE
67
Otherwise. : ELSE
Down
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Pond fish. : CARP
2
Tree genus. : OLEA
3
On the other side. : OVER
4
San ___, site of LBJ visit. : SALVADOR
5
African nation. : GHANA
6
Outcome. : RESULT
7
Goddess of discord. : ERIS
8
North Atlantic fish. : COD
9
"___ under God ... " : ONENATION
10
"We ___ amused." : ARENOT
11
Of a Washington group. : SENATORIAL
12
Taste. : TANG
13
Wings. : ALAE
21
Time periods. : ERAS
23
Roman poet. : OVID
25
Bell. : GONG
26
Cartoon character. : MAGOO
27
Potential oak. : ACORN
28
Basis for a course of study. : GREATBOOKS
30
Make over. : RENEW
31
Superlative. : ULTRA
32
Praises highly: Colloq. : TOUTS
34
Existing condition. : STATUSQUO
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Sitting on. : ATOP
40
Aquatic feat. : SWANDIVE
42
Ancient Asian. : MEDE
44
English public school. : ETON
46
___ off (gets along well). : HITSIT
47
Tidier. : NEATER
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Mediterranean island. : CRETE
52
Ill humor. : BILE
53
Scent. : ODOR
54
Nonsense. : BOSH
55
Stone. : OPAL
56
State: Suffix. : OSIS
57
Gallic name. : RENE
60
Not abridged: Abbr. : UNC

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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